ManuscriptsKorean14th-16th century
Buddhist Sutra: Myobŏp Yŏnhwa Kyŏng (Chinese, Miaofa Lianhua Jing; Sanskrit, Saddharmapundarika Sutra; English, Lotus Sutra), Chapter 1, Preface
14th-16th century
Artists
Kim SaengArtist
Dimensions
H. 28.4 x W. 11.9 cm (11 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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